The practice of charging users for information services: A state of the art report

Rudolf J. Penner

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1970, vol. 21, issue 1, 67-74

Abstract: The state of the art literature review disclosed that society has not yet come to the point that paying for library information services is a common thing. It was also found that a sound basis for determining the costs of the services–let alone charge for them–does not exist: While some data on specific costs for unit operations are available, it is very difficult to compare the data and arrive at meaningful figures. Nevertheless, there is an indication that large operating centers are becoming concerned with costs to the point that they are cost‐accounting their operations, which would permit them to establish realistic fees for their services.

Date: 1970
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